Twenty four directors oversee the council's programs, policies, and finances.  The Governor appoints six directors, and the board elects eighteen.  Five new directors, elected November 19, 2010 alre listed below:

     Paul Custodio Bube
     Professor of Religion
     Lyon College
     Batesville, AR

     Derek Allen Clements
     Coordinator of the Randolph County Archives of Oral History
     Randolph County Heritage Museum
     Pocahontas, AR

     Freeman McKindra, Sr.
     Community Liaison
     College of Public Health
     UAMS
     Little Rock, AR

     Rex Nelson
     Senior V.P. for Government Relations and Public Outreach
     The Communication Group
     Little Rock, AR

     Stan Poole
     Vice President for Academic Affairs
     Ouachita Baptist University
     Arkadelphia, AR 

The new directors will begin serving three-year terms on January 1, 2011.

To nominate a candidate for the board, send a letter of nomination and the candidate's resume to the membership committee in care of the council office at 407 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 201, Little Rock, AR  72201.  The letter should explain the candidate's qualifications, and should indicate that he or she is willing to serve if elected.